Sand-motor.



A. R. GIBSON.

SAND MOTOR.

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ADELBERT'R. GIBSON, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SAND-MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

Application filed February 27, 1912. Serial No. 680,180.

To all wlwmz't may concern Be it known that I, ADELBERT R. GmsoN, a citizen of the United States, and resident ofLos Angeles, in'the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sand-Motors, of which the iollowing is .a specification.

My invention pertains to toys, and it has special reference to a toy motor adapted to be operated by sand as the propelling medium.

The object is to provide an attractive toy for children,'which will not only interest but instruct, and to that end provision is made whereby the toy mechanism is placed within a receptacle, as, for instance, a pail,

so that it may be carried from place to place, and as part of the instructive features, the mechanism is made in separable unities, so'that the child ma learn the value of properly assembling an setting up the machine, as well as to derive pleasure from theoperation of the motor when properly installed, as will now be set forth in detail.

In the accom anying drawing, Figure l is a side view oi the sand motor set up and in working order. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the motor, taken at right angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the rece tacle containing the motor mechanism, adhpted for transportation. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the receptacle, showing the motor mechanism hotised within. Fig.5 is a vertical section ,bf the motor wheel. Fig. 6 is a side view of the motor wheel, and Fig. 7

is a view ofi' the bottom of the sand hopper.

In constructing my invention I provide a ail 8, of any suitable material, which has its body contracted at its lower end, and the bottom 9, thereof, made slightly funnelshaped, and provided with a cross sheath 10. The upper end has a tightly fitting cover 11, with a handle 12, and the body of the pail has, an ordinary carrying bail 13. The bottomof this pail has a removable rim 14 to provide a base, so that the funnelshaped bottom will thereby be elevated when it rests on the ground and the rim is in position. This rim is removed when the motor is set up, as shown in Fig. 1.

The sand hopper 15, is made in the gen 'eral shape and form of the pail, tapering as shown, and provided with a flat bottom 16. This bottom has also a cross sheath 17 of impact of the falling sand. In this case I show a special form of wheel for this purpose which can be cheaply made. It comprises a pair of stamped disks 21, of suitable size, but preferably the diameter should be less than the diameter of the upper end of the pail. Each of these disks has an outwardly-projecting annular L-shaped flange 22, and a hub flange stamped therewith, and the two members thus constructed, when placed together, form a wheel with an annular channel 23 at its erimeter. \Vithin this channel I place a ri bon of corrugated metal 24, this ribbon being made in such a shape as to provide pockets or tangentially disposed surfaces, as at 25, to receive the falling sand. This wheel is mounted on a shaft or spindle fixed to a holder 27, on one side of the wheel, and a tubular extension 28 attached at one of its ends to the wheel hub,-turns on the spindle 25, and carries a grooved pulley 29, y means of which motion may be transmitted to any moving figures or object, which may be used in con junction with the motor.

The holder 27 is a bar of metal with the ends 30, bent over the wheel at right angles, and these right angled ends 30 are designed to fit in the sheaths 10, 17, of the pail and hopper, respectively In order to assemble the parts, thepail 8 is inverted, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the rim 14: removed, one of the right angled wings 30 of the holder 27, is then inserted in the sheath 10, and the other right angled limb secured to the other sheath 17 of the hopper 15, and when so adjusted the opening 18, in the bottom of hopper willbe directly above the fluted motor wheel. After the hopper is filled with sand, the plate 19 is swung on its pivot, so as to uncover the discharge opening and the impact of the sand causes the wheel to turn. When knocked down the hopper is first set into the pail, as

shown in Fig. 4, and the wheel is placed in the top of the p'ail, the holder 27 resting on top of the hopper, with the right-angled members astride of the hopper, and the rim 14 is placed on the bottom of the pail, and the top closed by the cover 11. In the chamber 31, thus formed between the bottom of the hopper and "the motor wheel, a space is provided for carrying luncheon or other articles which may be carried to the play ground.

It is obvious that I may modify the structure of the pail, which, in this case constitutes the base for the motor, without departing from the spirit: of my invention, the object in this particular being to provide an elevated base so that the discharged sand may be deposited out of reach of the motor.

It is my design to utilize the moving wheel for impartingmotion to any figure or object, and the same may be connected up through the driving pulley in any manner best adapted for the purpose.

lVhat I claim as new, is:

1. In a sand motor, a base, a wheel, a hopper and a base rim detachably secured to gether, said base being of such shape as to form a receptacle for all the parts constituting the motor, and adapted for use a motor base when reversed.

2. In a sand motor, a carrying receptacle, to serve as a base when inverted, containing therein a hopper and a motor wheel, means at the bottom of the receptacle to attach the motor wheel thereto, said parts, together with said receptacle, constituting a complete motor plant.

3. In a sand motor, a wheel with periplr eral impact blades, revolubly secured to a holder, said holder having at each end a right-angled bend to provide means of attachment, in. combination with a base and a hopper, and means to attach same to said holder.

4t. In a sand motor, a wheel with periplr eral impact blades, a holder on which said Wheel is rcvolubly mounted, having at each end a right-angled bend, a base with means on its bottom to which one end of said holder attached, and a hopper with means 1 thereon to attach the other end of the holder thereto.

5. In a sand motor, a receptacle provided with a detachable base rim for supporting thebase when used as a receptacle, a holder, means on said base for attaching one end of the holder thereto, a motor wheel. revolubly mounted in said holder, and a hopper detachably secured to said holder.

6. In a sand motor, a carrying receptacle having'a removable rim for supporting the same when used as a receptacle, and removable when used as a motor base, a detachable hopper and a detachable motor wheel adapted to be housed within said receptacle,

and means whereby said receptacle motor wheel and hopper may be detachably secured together to form an operative device.

7. In a sand motor, a motor Wheel comprising a pair of disks secured together, provided with an annular channel, and a continuous corrugated Web within said channel to form impact surfaces for the propelling medium.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a re ceptacle, with a funnel-shaped base, and a removable rim, a motor wheel, a holder for supporting the same, with a right-angled arm at each end, a hopper provided with a discharge opening, and means on the base and hopper for detachably securing thereto the wheel holder.

9. in a sand motor, a. receptacle having a conical base, and a detachable base rim, a transverse sheath on said bottom, a holder having a right angled bend at each end, a motor wheel. revolubly mounted on said holder, a hopper provided with an adjustable opening and a transverse sheath on the bottom of said hopper, whereby said motor wheel may be operatively mounted between the receptacle and hopper.

Signed at: the city of Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, January 15 12. in the presence of witnesses.

ADELBE'RT RQ GIBSON. 

